Grateful to be selected as a Winner of the Apple #SwiftStudentChallenge 2026. I built “Soroban”, an interactive abacus app designed to make learning math more intuitive and engaging. Thankful for the opportunity, and excited to keep building.

I did it! I’m so excited to be a #SwiftStudentChallenge winner! って言うことでね 今年のSwift Student Challenge 2026のwinnerを受賞しました！ アップルの学生向けの世界的な大会ですね〜 めっちゃ嬉しい！ 来年は最優秀賞目指して頑張る！ これで来年受賞しなかった〜ってなったら悲しいけど...

Yesterday, I received a "We regret to inform you" from Apple for the Swift Student Challenge. Today, I’m launching my app on the App Store anyway. 🥹✨ #SwiftStudentChallenge #AppStore #iOSDeveloperE

I'm a 2026 Apple Swift Student Challenge Distinguished Winner. 🏆 Out of thousands of submissions worldwide, I built something I'm deeply passionate about. Having Apple recognize it means everything. 🥂 #SwiftStudentChallenge #WWDC #SwiftUI #iOSDevelopment #StudentDevelopenC

Congratulations to all the #SwiftStudentChallenge entrants & winners! It’s always lovely to see the breadth of creativity among the submissions. I’ve created a List of everyone’s profiles here on X – follow it & let me know if anyone is missing: x.com/i/lists/203757…

Didn’t expect to win this year😭😭😭 So grateful to have won on my first and last chance #SwiftStudentChallenge #WWDCJdj

@mattcassinelli @Victoriaaaaali Well, thanks! This is good opportunity for me to pitch something I mentioned in a #SwiftStudentChallenge Discord yesterday: Victoria, if you want, feel free to email me your Swift Playground details. Planning to highlight a few submissions that didn't quite make it on MacRumors.

Just won Swift Student Challenge 2026 with AXIS my neck posture guided exercise app! Helping you fix posture, one guided session at a time. #SSC2026 #AXISApp #swiftstudentchallenge

Alright #SwiftStudentChallenge Winners, how are we feeling? I am so stinking proud of all of the hard work and passion that you all poured into your projects! You know the drill- drop those project here. Boast, brag, tell us all about your apps! ⭐️ 👩🏻‍💻

#SwiftStudentChallenge #WWDC26 #SSCWinner

Not my year ig #swiftstudentchallenge

I just won Swift Student Challenge 2026 !!! ��#apple #swiftstudentchallenge #swiftg

Okay, this is pretty cool 🥹 Back-to-back #SwiftStudentChallenge winner. I am so happy :) Since next year I'm no longer eligible, this was my last time entering and I couldn't have asked for a better way to close this chapter. Congrats to all the other winners this year. �Nw

I can’t believe I’m writing this, but I am officially an Apple Swift Student Challenge 2026 Winner! Been waiting to start my Twitter journey, and there’s no better way than this. Thank You!! @Apple #swift #SwiftStudentChallenge #WWDC26 #apple

Honored to be recognized as a #SwiftStudentChallenge winner! Building my own app and participating in the Challenge was an incredibly rewarding experience project link :- github.com/Aniket-pd/AQI

ぐわーーー悔しい！！！ ただ自分自身で初めてひとつのアプリに対して何ヶ月も向き合い続けたことで得られる経験があったと思う。次はWINNERなるぞ！！ 悔しすぎてSwift今日1日勉強したな、、 #SwiftStudentChallenge

Congratulations to everyone who submitted an application for the #SwiftStudentChallenge! Achieving your goals is a key step in your development. 🚀 If you’d like to share your achievements with the community, please let us know! 🥳 #MobileWarsaw #AppleEvent #Community

Congrats to everyone who took on the #SwiftStudentChallenge! 🥳 Although winning is sweet, what counts above all is the road - the friendships, the experience gained and the desires with which we build the world. Don't wait, let yourself be noticed! 🚀 github.com/wwdc/20266H

First year applying. Didn’t make it. #WWDC #Swiftstudentchallenge I won’t pretend I’m not disappointed — but I still want to share this work, and hope it gets a chance to be seen. I built something a little different: It turns sound into growing plants you can see, and you can hear. When you focus, plants grow. Each session generates a note. Every three sessions become your own “focus song.” I’m trying to explore a simple idea: if effort becomes visible, can we keep going more easily? This came from my own experience — it’s not that we can’t persist, it’s that it’s hard when we can’t see progress. So I designed this as a more gentle kind of interaction: not just tracking time, but reflecting back to you — that your effort is actually changing something. I put a huge amount of time into this. It may not be perfect, but I believe it deserves to be seen. @appleinsider @tim_cook If this reaches you, I’d genuinely love to know: is it not good enough — or was it simply overlooked? And if this ever reaches the Apple team — or even Tim Cook — I’d be truly grateful for a chance to share this work in an Apple session, and to learn from you in person. And if you’re reading this, I’d really value your honest thoughts. I’m going to keep building this.